Somerset Zoning Board Extends Battery Storage Deadline to September 30
Somerset Zoning Board defers ruling on Riverside Avenue battery storage facility, extends deadline to September 30.
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Somerset Finance Committee Unanimously Approves All Six FY26 Year-End Budget Transfers
Somerset Finance Committee approves all fiscal year 2026 year-end transfers in five unanimous votes.
Somerset Finance Committee Postpones Year-End Transfers, Seeks Town Administrator Answers
Somerset Finance Committee delays fiscal 2026 year-end transfers over documentation concerns.
Somerset Conservation Commission Rejects Battery Storage Firm's Wetlands Boundary Filing 4-0
Somerset's Conservation Commission voted 4-0 to deny a wetlands boundary delineation filing by Somerset Energy Storage LLC, a Denver-based company proposing a large-scale battery storage facility at 1606 Riverside Ave.
Somerset Zoning Board Approves Five Petitions, Continues Taco Bell Application
Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals approved five petitions and continued a Taco Bell application at its June 25 meeting.
Planning Board Tightens Peer Review Contract for Cooling Tower Decommissioning Site
Somerset Planning Board tightens peer review contract for former cooling tower site near shellfish area.
Somerset Zoning Board Continues 168-Megawatt Battery Storage Hearing to July
Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals continued its review of a proposed 168-megawatt commercial battery energy storage facility at 1606 Riverside Avenue, adjourning to July 16 after hearing a redesigned site plan and extended public comment.
Somerset Annual Town Meeting Approves $76 Million Budget, Bans Crypto ATMs
Somerset Annual Town Meeting approves $76 million FY2027 budget and bans cryptocurrency ATM kiosks.
Somerset Annual Town Meeting Warrant Cut to 22 Articles for May 30 Session
Somerset's annual town meeting will be held May 30 with a streamlined warrant of 22 articles, down from a typical count near 40.
Somerset Finance Committee Recommends Most Town Meeting Articles, Splits on Wastewater Transfer
Somerset Finance Committee recommends most Annual Town Meeting articles but splits 4-2 on a $3.5 million wastewater transfer.